Going to the chapel.....

Well, actually the rehearsal dinner.  When you have four boys and only one girl, I'm getting good at rehearsal dinners!

Chelsea, my daughter is on the far left.  Baily's two sisters are next, Jacy and Keaton.  Baily is my new daughter-in-law and then Brad.

Groomsmen are my other three sons, Alex, Christian, and Ethan.

For rehearsal dinner, we had an "I DO" BBQ.  Thank you Pinterest!!  :)

The banner below was strung across the entrance as you walked into the room.

I used Real Red cardstock for the banners.  These are the largest size of the Banner Framelits.  The rosette is made from two pieces of Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper - 1-1/2" x 12" and score every 1/2".  Cut the largest framelit for the jar from Crumb Cake.  Letters and hearts cut from Basic Black.

Whisper White Bakers Twine is tied around the top of the jars.  Holes punched on the sides of the banner and twine strung through.  I also tied some Real Red ribbon between the banners and also cut pieces from a navy bandanna

Here's a closeup of one of the banner pieces:

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Here are the tables.  I purchased bandannas from Amazon to use as napkins.  I mean, you need some bandannas for a BBQ!!

You may have noticed the sticks in the jars on the table.  No, not incense sticks.  Also, not diffusers.  Those are kabob skewers.  Those are used for cooking the marshmallows for s'mores!  We roasted them over the candles.

Super easy assembly!  Graham crackers, Hershey chocolate bars, and marshmallows!  Add that to a gusset cellophane bag, twine, and a tag.  See below for supplies.

Just a small peek into our lives this weekend and the added touches using Stampin' Up! product.  :)

Banner 

Product List

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[102482]

$8.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[120953]

$8.00

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[121045]

$8.00

Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper

[141663]

$11.00

Real Red 3/8" (1 Cm) Stitched Satin Ribbon

[141693]

$9.00

Twine Baker's Whisper White

[124262]

$3.00

Banners Framelits Die

[132173]

$27.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Simply Scored

[122334]

$30.00

Large Letters Framelits Dies

[141712]

$99.00

Sweet & Sassy Framelits Dies

[141707]

$35.00

Everyday Jars Framelits Dies

[141490]

$33.00

S'mores

Product List

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[120953]

$8.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Everyday Jars Framelits Dies

[141490]

$33.00

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100867]

$8.00

2" Circle Punch

[133782]

$18.00

Night Of Navy Solid Baker's Twine

[141684]

$3.00

Gusseted Cellophane Bags

[141704]

$4.50

Happy Halloween Scene

Driving home after my son's marching band practice, and I caught that twilight / dusky phase with the trees really dark and some bats swooping down to grab some bugs.  This came to mind.  

However, I will admit, my first attempt was NOT pretty at all.  I still had some kinks to work out.

For instance, I do not recommend watercoloring with the Basic Black Archival Ink Refill.  See the swirls?  Yuck for this project!  

Also, my moon was a little blendy with the sky.  Rule number one of watercoloring - let the previous layer dry completely if you do not want the colors to blend!

My other thought was that the ghost is just floating along - where did he come from?  Maybe he needs to ~rise~.........


So here is my second attempt. 

To watercolor the background, I used my aquapainter, watercolor paper, and a couple of drops of Perfect Plum reinker.  I washed that over all the paper.

Then, I added Night of Navy ink with my aquapainter.  At the top of the paper, there was more ink.  As I worked down the paper, I added more water so that the colors faded and blended into each other nicely.

Last, I added the Memento Black.  This is water-based and works much better for the look I want.  I applied this similar to the Night of Navy.

The ghost and the sentiment are both popped with dimensionals.


Supply List:

Hope you enjoyed!